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2098:KCM&OTX
1883:CCC&STL
493:North Texas
274:; by 1887,
272:Chillicothe
270:; by 1886,
113:Track gauge
2434:Categories
2328:TSTL&W
2293:SLIM&S
1953:CP&STL
1542:NC&STL
1312:CSPM&O
1272:CNO&TP
1237:CAR&NW
960:0837130352
946:0803258534
926:1885614128
869:2008-05-23
814:2023-01-31
783:2008-05-22
744:2008-05-22
694:2008-05-22
641:2008-05-22
572:References
501:intermodal
476:, and the
260:New Mexico
184:Fort Worth
2403:1930–1976
2398:1910–1929
2288:SLB&M
2283:SJ&GI
2273:SFP&P
2263:SB&NY
2258:SA&AP
2178:NYP&N
2173:NOT&M
2163:NJ&NY
2113:LS&MS
2103:LA&SL
2093:KCM&O
2068:HE&WT
2048:GH&SA
2043:GC&SF
2038:FW&RG
2013:EP&SW
2003:DNW&P
1983:DGH&M
1968:CR&NW
1963:CRI&G
1933:CM&PS
1863:BSL&W
1828:A&STL
1677:SD&AE
1597:NYO&W
1562:NO&NE
1557:NYS&W
1537:M&STL
1362:D&TSL
1352:DSS&A
1347:D&RGW
1342:DM&IR
1200:AT&SF
906:from the
773:"wfrrm01"
512:in 1971.
342:Plainview
301:Expansion
288:railheads
276:Clarendon
214:in 1908.
192:Childress
180:main line
107:Technical
97:Successor
2391:Timeline
2378:Y&MV
2358:W&LE
2353:WJ&S
2348:VS&P
2323:T&OC
2313:T&FS
2308:T&BV
2278:S&IE
2268:SD&A
2253:PS&N
2248:P&SF
2208:PB&W
2193:OR&L
2133:M&NA
2123:MD&V
2108:LE&W
2073:H&TC
2063:G&SI
2058:GR&I
2053:GM&N
2033:FS&W
2028:FJ&G
2023:F&CC
2018:E&TH
2008:D&SL
1998:DM&N
1988:D&IR
1923:CL&N
1918:CI&W
1913:CI&S
1898:CH&D
1873:CA&C
1853:BR&P
1838:BC&A
1833:BA&P
1813:AB&C
1808:AB&A
1796:pre-1956
1757:TP&W
1747:T&NO
1722:SP&S
1647:QA&P
1637:RF&P
1627:P&WV
1607:P&LE
1522:MN&S
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1477:L&NE
1457:L&HR
1447:KO&G
1422:GS&F
1412:GM&O
1402:GB&W
1392:FW&D
1372:EJ&E
1367:DW&P
1357:DT&I
1337:DL&W
1327:C&WC
1277:C&NW
1262:C&IM
1247:C&EI
1242:CB&Q
1217:B&AR
1212:A&WP
1195:AT&N
1180:AC&Y
939:. Knopf.
843:April 3,
753:cite web
545:See also
280:Amarillo
252:Colorado
196:Amarillo
186:through
132: in
54:Overview
2420:italics
2333:U&D
2318:T&N
2243:P&S
2228:P&E
2138:M&O
2128:M&I
1993:D&M
1903:C&I
1893:C&G
1888:C&E
1878:C&C
1868:C&A
1858:B&S
1843:B&G
1823:A&D
1752:T&P
1657:S&A
1652:RI/CRIP
1612:P&N
1577:N&W
1472:L&N
1467:L&M
1452:L&A
1407:G&F
1322:C&W
1302:C&S
1282:C&O
1232:B&O
1222:B&M
1011:Current
377:Houston
327:Dalhart
284:Texline
268:Harrold
204:Texline
200:Dalhart
162:class I
127:⁄
48:, 1929.
1697:SLSFTX
1156:Former
1123:Mexico
1086:Canada
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911:Online
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198:, and
79:Locale
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346:Pampa
256:Texas
202:, to
169:Texas
83:Texas
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2338:UTAH
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2158:NCRY
2083:ICRY
1978:CVRR
1958:CPVT
1948:CNOR
1943:CNNE
1908:CINN
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1687:SIRT
1622:PRSL
1592:NYCN
1382:ERIE
1287:CPME
1190:ASAB
1136:KCSM
1131:CPKC
1099:CPKC
1049:CPKC
1034:BNSF
1028:AMTK
956:ISBN
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278:and
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2148:MTR
2143:MSC
2088:IGN
1973:CRP
1938:CNE
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1762:VGN
1737:TFM
1727:SSW
1712:SOU
1672:SCL
1667:SBD
1662:SAL
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1185:AGS
1175:ACL
1143:FXE
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